Following Hurricane Erin's travels through the Caribbean earlier this week, some growers and shippers are relieved with what actually transpired. "Today, we are grateful that Hurricane Erin passed well to the north of us. The impacts of the hurricane have been minimal so far. On the southern coast of Puerto Rico, where most agriculture is produced, we received 1.20 inches of rain between Saturday and Sunday," says Veny Marti of Martex Farms in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. "It was nothing major considering what the forecast was."
© Martex FarmsMarti says on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, where most agriculture is produced, it received 1.20 inches of rain between Saturday and Sunday.
Picking starts again
In turn, on Monday for Martex Farms, picking returned to normal, and the company resumed harvest and packing of its tropical items, including mango, bananas, green bananas, plantains, avocado, and Mamey Sapote.
Andy Thomas-Stivalet of Kavidac Produce concurs regarding banana growing regions. "There is no real impact from Hurricane Erin predicted on our end yet. We're on the Pacific side. If Erin goes further south to Central America, we might get heavy rains if it parks itself there," says Thomas-Stivalet. "The mountain ranges will block the transfer to the Pacific side, but the rain might affect the rivers and cause flooding."
For more information:
Veny L. Marti
Martex Farms
https://martexfarms.com
Andy Thomas-Stivalet
Kavidac Produce
https://www.kavidac.com/
